The murder of JonBenet Patricia Ramsey, which set off years of sensational news coverage, remains one of America's most infamous unsolved crimes.

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Doug Stanglin
| USA Today

A Colorado grand jury in 1999 voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey on two counts each of child abuse resulting in the death of their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet, according to grand jury documents released Friday, but did not directly accuse the couple of killing her.

The grand jury also voted to charge that the couple helped whoever killed their daughter but did not name any suspect for the slaying.

The prosecutor in the case refused to sign the grand jury indictment or prosecute the couple, saying that prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence to file charges in the cases. ...